Smoking

[tulips*n*truffles]

I absolutely DO NOT want to start a debate here!!! I just have a question.

 

It says in the Princess guide thing that smoking is allowed in staterooms. Can that be right? Like EVERY stateroom? So in essence, every stateroom is a smoking room. Yes? Does anyone who is a non-smoker or allergic like I am have any trouble on ships? If I ended up in a room that had a smoker in it previously, is there any kind of fan or air purifier available onboard?

 

Thanks in advance for your help. Again - no debate necessary - this is my first cruise and I just have questions only seasoned cruisers are going to have the answer to!! :-)

[coiran]

I absolutely DO NOT want to start a debate here!!! I just have a question.

 

It says in the Princess guide thing that smoking is allowed in staterooms. Can that be right? Like EVERY stateroom? So in essence, every stateroom is a smoking room. Yes? Does anyone who is a non-smoker or allergic like I am have any trouble on ships? If I ended up in a room that had a smoker in it previously, is there any kind of fan or air purifier available onboard?

 

Thanks in advance for your help. Again - no debate necessary - this is my first cruise and I just have questions only seasoned cruisers are going to have the answer to!! :-)

 

I don't know how they do it but you rarely will know someone smoked in your room. Only once could we smell the lingering smoke - Our steward called a crew in who changed all of the linens and cloth items, scrubbed the carpet and washed down all the walls. The smell was gone.

Don't worry - just relax and have a nice cruise!

Ron

[chrysalis]

yes..every cabin can be smoked it....if you smell smoke when you arrive, tell your steward, and they will fix it up. They are good at that.

[tulips*n*truffles]

Awesome. Thank you! That's what I needed to know!

[NevadaHiRoller]

Yes, on Princess you are allowed to smoke in every stateroom and also on your balcony. :D

[nnzz]

Can you still buy cigarettes onboard to smoke during the cruise?

[NevadaHiRoller]

Can you still buy cigarettes onboard to smoke during the cruise?

 

You sure can. :D

[rcacace]

We've never had a problem on Princess but once on an NCL ship there must have been a cigar smoker in the room the previous cruise & there was nothing they could do to remove the stench. We just couldn't have stayed in that room if you know what I mean, but another room became available & we were relocated.

[Sea Hag]

I don't know how they do it either, but I've never smelled any smoke in any cabin we've every had. If you're very allergic, could that be triggered even if you can't smell the smoke?

[NevadaHiRoller]

We've never had a problem on Princess but once on an NCL ship there must have been a cigar smoker in the room the previous cruise & there was nothing they could do to remove the stench. We just couldn't have stayed in that room if you know what I mean, but another room became available & we were relocated.

 

I agree that cigar smoke lingers and is worse than cigs. I don't even smoke in my cabins beause I don't like the smell of it in an enclosed space, but I will only cruise with the lines that allow it on my balcony. I've never walked into a room and smelled smoke from a previous cruise, but cigars, that could be really bad.

[tulips*n*truffles]

I don't know how they do it either, but I've never smelled any smoke in any cabin we've every had. If you're very allergic, could that be triggered even if you can't smell the smoke?

 

It can, but if I'm prepared it should be fine. I'm glad to know they take cleaning the staterooms seriously. It's fine to joke about with a giant smiley face, but some people get really sick from smoke...as in closing air passages and cluster headaches...from something we have no control of.

 

I truly don't care if/where/when people smoke - that's their right and that's fine. There are public areas everywhere that are smoke-filled - it's more prolonged like in a hotel room or in a car or something that is the worst. I can walk through the smoking section of a restaurant to get to the non-smoking section (ha that's like an oxy moron!) and not have much issue...being seated directly in a smoking section just isn't okay for me - I'd be obviously ill before our meal was over. Just how it is. Everyone has their "thing," you know? Like someone allergic to peanuts being served a PB&J sandwich.

 

I was just surprised to read one could smoke in any of the staterooms. It seems like it would take less effort for their staff to just have a designated floor or part of each floor or something. Anyway, I have to live with it all the time, so I just know what I need to do to not get sick. You know, the whole packing thing - leaving home what I can - taking what I need to. Just lots of questions for a first-timer! :)

 

Thanks for the honest responses. I'm really comfortable knowing Princess takes it seriously and has figured out what to do! Maybe they should tell a few of the major hotel chains!! :)

[tulips*n*truffles]

I agree that cigar smoke lingers and is worse than cigs. I don't even smoke in my cabins beause I don't like the smell of it in an enclosed space, but I will only cruise with the lines that allow it on my balcony. I've never walked into a room and smelled smoke from a previous cruise, but cigars, that could be really bad.

 

My uncle used to smoke pipes - the smell still reminds me of him - but oh LORD to walk into his office was just - gag. Nothing like stale pipe smell. LOL!

[coiran]

It can, but if I'm prepared it should be fine. I'm glad to know they take cleaning the staterooms seriously. It's fine to joke about with a giant smiley face, but some people get really sick from smoke...as in closing air passages and cluster headaches...from something we have no control of.

 

I truly don't care if/where/when people smoke - that's their right and that's fine. There are public areas everywhere that are smoke-filled - it's more prolonged like in a hotel room or in a car or something that is the worst. I can walk through the smoking section of a restaurant to get to the non-smoking section (ha that's like an oxy moron!) and not have much issue...being seated directly in a smoking section just isn't okay for me - I'd be obviously ill before our meal was over. Just how it is. Everyone has their "thing," you know? Like someone allergic to peanuts being served a PB&J sandwich.

 

I was just surprised to read one could smoke in any of the staterooms. It seems like it would take less effort for their staff to just have a designated floor or part of each floor or something. Anyway, I have to live with it all the time, so I just know what I need to do to not get sick. You know, the whole packing thing - leaving home what I can - taking what I need to. Just lots of questions for a first-timer! :)

 

Thanks for the honest responses. I'm really comfortable knowing Princess takes it seriously and has figured out what to do! Maybe they should tell a few of the major hotel chains!! :)

 

It wouldn't be practical for Princess to have designated smoking rooms - This would stifle filling the ship and they make more $$'s with a full ship as opposed to a partially filled ship.

 

You shouldn't have a problem - DW has a real probblem with smoke stenched rooms having been a smoker herself for many years.

 

Ron

 

Ron

[Colo Cruiser]

They do an excellent job of cleaning. ;)

[brandi_7998]

can you carry on a lighter? i thought you couldnt have anything with a flame.:confused:

[caribill]

can you carry on a lighter? i thought you couldnt have anything with a flame.:confused:

 

 

Yes. Just don't light any candles with it in your cabin.

[rcacace]

can you carry on a lighter? i thought you couldnt have anything with a flame.:confused:

 

You can smoke a cigar in bed if you like but just don't plug in an iron or light a candle.

[LindaandJeff]

I am extremely sensitive. Don't worry about the room. I only had an issue once and they came and ran a purifier for a few hours and did the cleaning others talked about. I didn't have any problems with the room afterthat. I sometimes can't use my balcony or open our balcony door if our neighbors on board smoke. When that happens, I will ask at the desk if our room can be changed. If not, then I just keep the balcony door closed. I can't go in the casino but I can deal with that. Even if the ship has a "smoke free" night in the casino, I have to pass because the lingering smoke will cause my throat to close. Depending on the layout of the ship, I might have to take an extra flight of stairs to get to the dining room if the path to it cuts through the casino. But it certainly hasn't caused me to stop cruising and hasn't made me not enjoy a cruise. I just need to be flexible and go where I can breathe. Don't worry, have fun!

[Cruisin' Chick]

I'm extremely sensitive too, but have not entered a cabin assigned to us on any cruise and been able to detect tobacco smell. I can't say the same about some hotel rooms (including one on a non-smoking floor in a Miami hotel...someone definitely was smoking a cigar in there, and as my father smoked cigars when I was growing up, I know that stench).

 

I didn't care for the atrium design on the Island Princess because the cigar lounge and a bar that allows smoking are right there. The Sapphire had a much better design which has the cigar lounge on a lower floor and far forward.

[serene56]

Can you still buy cigarettes onboard to smoke during the cruise?

 

 

you can buy cartons of cigerettes onboard-- jsut cant smoke them because Princess holds them til the last night.

[barbarah33]

Brandi, yes you can buy a lighter on a cruise ship. But you can also fly with one now as well. It needs to be a disposable throw-away type. (No Zippos.) And it has to be in your purse or carry-on; not your checked bag, but the airlines are now allowing one per person. Since they announced that I have not had any problems with a lighter through security.

[Psee]

You can also carry up to 2 empty (no fuel) Zippo lighters in your checked baggage. If you buy a special case http://www.amazon.com/Colibri-Tranzpack-Approved-Airline-Lighter/dp/B000J0KUB0 you can carry up to 2 fueled lighters in your checked baggage. TSA still prohibits any jet type (torch) lighters so make sure you only bring the standard "yellow flame" type disposables like the Bic.

 

(Brandi, don't forget about the sailaway meet n greet at the aft pool bar!) :D

[smoosh21]

You can smoke a cigar in bed if you like but just don't plug in an iron or light a candle.

 

This makes me laugh. More really stupid, stupid rules. If Irons and Candles are such threats to safety on a ship (and I agree that they could be), then cigarettes and cigars should also be banned in staterooms, and only allowed in certain public areas where they can be watched.

 

Luckily, I have never had a problem with smoke smell in my stateroom. I have had a few instances of smelling too much smoke on the balcony, but they were not smoking tobacco. :eek:

[BoPippy]

This makes me laugh. More really stupid, stupid rules. If Irons and Candles are such threats to safety on a ship (and I agree that they could be), then cigarettes and cigars should also be banned in staterooms, and only allowed in certain public areas where they can be watched.

 

Luckily, I have never had a problem with smoke smell in my stateroom. I have had a few instances of smelling too much smoke on the balcony, but they were not smoking tobacco. :eek:

 

must be whacky tobackie,gave that up 40 years ago,been there ,done that.always used a small portable iron,no candles ,but sounds romantic!!!:)

[spny84]

We have had a room where you could definitely smell smoke on opening the door to the room. We spoke to the room steward and yes they did their special cleaning and it helped. Maybe our room was worse than some of the previous posters or I am more sensitive but the cleaning didn't completely eliminate the smell. We kept our door to the hallway open and the balcony door whenever we were in the room the rest of that day. And I could definitely smell it that night. The next day in port I bought candles (no lectures please, I was a newbie and didn't know better and the steward knew about them) and we burned the candles when we were in the room. By that night we no longer smelled smoke. Just wanted the OP to know the cleaning doesn't always work depending on the room situation.